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Usnea subfloridana

Stirton

Nit Beard Lichen

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124233

Element CodeNLT0030920

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusUsnea

Concept Reference

Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-21

Change Date2013-06-21

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	SU	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SU	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S4	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kinsman Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	8,999

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Glacier Peak L	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	14,084

West Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
East Fork Of Greenbrier	Monongahela National Forest	7,167
Marlin Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	9,344

References (3)

Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. [http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/]
Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2012. The Annotated Checklist of Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Channel Islands National Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 11:145-302.